Lerwick, 2 Church Lane, Lifeboat Station
Lifeboat Station (20th Century)
Site Name Lerwick, 2 Church Lane, Lifeboat Station
Classification Lifeboat Station (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lerwick Harbour, Lifeboat Station
Canmore ID 253029
Site Number HU44SE 253
NGR HU 47846 41280
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/253029
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU44SE 253 47846 41280
Lifeboat Station [NAT]
OS (GIS) AIB, July 2006.
This lifeboat station was established in 1930. The lifeboat is kept afloat at moorings in the harbour, and a crew room on the quayside is used to house the gear.
N Leach 1999.
The ill-defined area of Lerwick Harbour (HU44SE 32: centred HU 47722 41345) essentially forms an extensive roadstead which comprises the waters of Bressay Sound between the narrow Northern entrance (around HU 475 445) and the broader Southern entrance (around HU 483 400). The main facilities are to be found around HU 477 414, on the W side of the Sound; recent development extends Northwards from this point.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 October 2007.